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Check Valve - Headlight / Tilt Away Column Vacuum System - Repro ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1973 Ford  1967,1967 cougar,1967 mustang,1968,1968 cougar,1968 mustang,1969,1969 cougar,1969 mustang,1970,1970 cougar,1970 mustang,1971,1971 cougar,1971 mustang,1972,1972 cougar,1972 mustang,1973,1973 cougar,1973 mustang,away,c7w,c7z,c8w,c8z,c9w,c9z,check,column,cougar,d0w,d0z,d1w,d1z,d2w,d2z,d3w,d3z,ford mustang,fords,headlight,lincolns,many,mercury,mercury cougar,mercurys,new,repro,reproduction,system,tilt,vacuum,valve,26096,head,lamp

Check Valve - Headlight / Tilt Away Column Vacuum System - Repro ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1973 Ford
Item #: 26096

4.98 stars, based on 16 reviews
Reproduction Headlight / Tilt Column Vacuum Check Valve for the 1967 to 1973 Mercury Cougar, Cyclone, Marquis, Ford Torino, Ranchero, Galaxie, LTD, Thunderbird, Lincoln Continental and Mark III. NOTE: The direction of flow is up through the...
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Great reproduction part. A must for getting vehicle original like the day it was sold, and holding vacuum for the lights and engine efficiency.

omaha ne

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Delta, BC, Canada

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  • wonderful reproduction item.
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Most Cougar owners don't realize how many things in our cats rely on proper vacuum to operate. Replacing a faulty check valve might save you hours of troubleshooting every vacuum system one at a time.

69 351W 2v

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  • Holds vacuuum
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  • Repro
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This is the easiest piece to check if you have vacuum issues with your headlight doors, and after 50+ years, mine didn't hold vacuum at all. I didn't even bother with my MightyVac to test this piece. You can pull it out and use a finger and draw air on the alternate ports to see if it holds, or just lets air flow like my bad one.



I had 4 problems in my system, (actuator, tank, loose lines and this valve) and replaced them one at a time to compare results. I didn't think about this valve at first and might have accepted some minor/slow leaks in the other components if I had started with this part.

Check valve

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Works great!

Mt. Dora, FL

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Item as described!!! Shipped Fast !!! Packaged Well !!!

Check valve exact replacement

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This was an exact replacement to the original in looks, size and function.

Check Valve solved the problem

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The check valve solved my loosing vacuum problem on the headlight doors for a 69 Cougar.

Easy to install and fit just like the original. Encountered no problems at all.


Blaine, WA
2015

Fixed it Fine

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I have a 1971 Ranchero with the hideaway headlights. I found the car in a field where it had been resting not-so-comfortably for 11 years. Got it up and running, replaced the specific headlight switch for the hideaway lights and was amazed that the headlight doors operated perfectly; but that was only when the car/truck was running and had vacuum. As soon as you turned off the engine, the headlight doors slowly creaked up.

Met a guy at a car show this summer with an perfect Cougar Eliminator. He said that 90% of the time, the hideaway problem was caused by the check valve. I order this one up and it fixed the problem, at least for 12 hours or so the doors stay shut. This isn't a big problem for me- I just don't like coming out from an errand to the parking lot and seeing the headlight doors raised Next step is to start replacing the ancient vacuum lines to see if the doors will stay shut even longer. I've heard that even if you overhaul the entire system, they won't stay shut indefinitely unless the vehicle is started every once in awhile.

2013

Fixed problem

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The vacuum part does keep my headlight down and they don't seep up now.You said that this was usually the answer to my problem and it was. Thanks

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